OWINGS MILLS, MD – The York College Spartans downed the Stevenson University Mustangs 15-5 in a battle of MAC Commonwealth unbeatens on Wednesday night in Owings Mills, Maryland.
The Spartans jumped on the Mustangs early and never let up as they rolled to the ten-goal win.
The Spartans improve to 8-6 overall and 4-0 in the league as they have won five straight. The Mustangs fall to 9-5 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
 
How It Happened
• The Spartans forged out to an early 3-0 lead but the first goal didn't come until there was 8:25 left in the quarter. Zoe Kluegel opened the scoring with an unassisted tally. Gianna Huet scored less than a minute later to push the lead to 2-0. Kluegel struck again with 4:16 left in the quarter for the three goal Spartan margin.
• The Mustangs answered Kluegel's second goal with a tally just 19 seconds later. However, the Spartans responded 47 seconds later as Madison Kurland scored off a Krista Yarusso pass for the 4-1 lead. Natalie Neiman made it 5-1 after one quarter of play.
• The teams alternated the first five goals of the second quarter as York got goals from Kluegel, Neiman and Yarusso to take an 8-3 lead with 2:12 left in the half. Yarusso scored again and Klugel notched her fourth goal of the half as York led 10-3 at the break.
• The Spartan defense stepped up in the third quarter as the Green and White kept the Mustangs off the board. Goalie Bella Garabo made four saves in the quarter for the Green and White. The Spartans got goals from Kurland and Sofie Steel as the York lead grew to 12-3.
• Stevenson opened the fourth quarter scoring but the Spartans put the game away with three straight goals in the middle of the fourth. Kate Walsh, Kluegel, and Huet notched tallies for York as the lead was 15-4 with 5:16 left in the game. The Mustangs got the final goal of the game to provide for York's final 15-5 margin of victory.
 
By the Numbers
The Spartans out shot the Mustangs 30-29 and had a 24-21 margin in shots on goal … York committed 17 turnovers and still scored 15 goals while the Mustangs had 10 miscues … the Mustangs were credited with a 15-10 margin in ground balls … York won 13 of the 24 draw controls in the game … York was 1-for-3 on the free position while Stevenson was 2-for-6 … the Spartans converted 22-of-25 clears while Stevenson was 18-for-19 … the Spartans recorded 16 saves while Stevenson had nine stops.
 
Spartan Notes
York is now 9-4 all-time against the Mustangs as the Spartans have won seven straight against Stevenson … the Spartans have outscored their four conference opponents 71-14 … York extended their MAC Commonwealth winning streak to 24 regular season games … York shot 50% from the field as they scored their 15 goals on 30 total shots while 80% of their total shots were on goal (24-for-30) … York was 1-for-3 on the free position as they are currently converting 50% (27-for-54) of their attempts for the year … the ten credited ground balls were the Spartans' second lowest total of the year (9 vs. Franklin & Marshall) … York's 17 turnovers were their third highest total of the year … Bella Garabo had a strong contest in net as she made 12 saves and allowed three goals in 45 minutes of work … first year goalie Audrey Simoes recorded four saves with two goals allowed in the fourth quarter … Zoe Kluegel led the way for the Spartan offense as she tied a career-high with five goals while the five points also ties a career high … Kluegel also had a ground ball and a caused turnover … Gianna Huet and Krista Yarusso each contributed two goals and one assist … the two goals for Yarusso set a new career high for the sophomore … Madison Kurland and Natalie Neiman each chipped in wth two goals for the Green and White … Sarah Christensen led the Spartans with six draw controls while she also had a caused turnover and one ground ball … Christina Vendalis contributed two draw controls, one caused turnover and one ground ball.
 
Up Next
The Spartans return to Kinsley Field on Saturday afternoon as they host Widener in a MAC Commonwealth contest. Game time is scheduled for 1:00 pm in York.